Below is the response by someone, with knowledge, to the current situation with regards energy supply/security in this country.
A, The UK was reliant on fossil fuels for the last 100 years + and outside of two global crises in 1973 and 2020 (1 event every 50 years) didn’t experience energy security, volatility and price shocks, the introduction of large scale renewables has caused that.
B. Natural decline of the North Sea would be reversed by further licensing as there would be more areas to drill for more resources, increasing energy security, lowering gas prices and lowering carbon.
C. Has the carbon emissions taken into account where the batteries, solar panels and turbines have been manufactured and transported from, alongside the system’s costs as part of the LOCE calculation to determine the lowest cost of the energy from a financial and carbon perspective. I think not.
D.23-27 GW of batteries is going to cost the taxpayer far more than the equivalent in gas in back up generation that would be required anyway. Currently the UK will be paying for multiple systems all to meet a silly target in less than 5 years time.
E. If the UK is leading the way with its cheaper renewables driven policy can it explain when gas prices are below 2018 levels and back to the normal trend why the UK has the highest cost of energy in the western world particularly for industrial customers? These costs are only set to increase even further with the rapid build out of Batteries and other projects without a long well thought through plan.